Where does “ĥorjambo” come from?
ĥorjambo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ĥoro, from English hour, from Middle English houre, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
ĥorjambo (Esperanto): choriambus
Definitions
- choriambus
Ancestry of “ĥorjambo”, step by step
ĥorjambo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto ĥoro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | ĥoro | choir, chorus |
| 2 | English | hour | A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth... |
| 3 | Middle English | houre | hour; A time, occasion, or moment; A canonical... |
| 4 | Old French | houre | hour; time; moment to do something |
| 5 | Latin | hōra | hour |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὥρα | any defined period of time; season; climate |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *worā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |